Certificate in Teaching English Grammar
Certificate in Teaching English Grammar
This 25-hour online course is designed for ESL teachers seeking an additional qualification in teaching grammar. The course first provides a concise review of the fundamentals of the English grammar, including all the verb tenses, followed by lessons in the methodology of how to and why teach grammar. Topics include: why teach grammar, lesson planning, parts of speech, irregular verbs, the verb tenses, the passive, state/stative verbs, causative verbs, conditionals, indirect speech, logical connectors, clauses, articles, gerunds and infinitives, levels of grammar (from basic to advanced), and instructional grammar resources.
Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the importance of grammar instruction and apply effective lesson planning strategies for English language learners.
- Identify and teach the parts of speech and English verb tenses.
- Distinguish between different verb types, including stative verbs, and explain active and passive voice.
- Explain and teach modal verbs, including their use in present and past contexts.
- Apply instructional strategies for teaching conditionals and direct and indirect speech.
- Analyze English sentence structures, including simple, compound and complex sentences.
- Identify and teach clauses, cleft sentences, inversion and other complex grammatical structures.
- Explain the functions and uses of gerunds, infinitives and articles in English.
- Apply sentence transformation techniques to develop grammatical accuracy and flexibility.
- Align grammar instruction with the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) and learners’ language proficiency levels.
How the course works:
Register here using the secure on-line registration form below. Once your registration has been confirmed by the College you will be sent a user name and password by email to begin the course. You may work at your own pace from any computer with an Internet connection. The course is divided into topics and sections. There are four sections and a multiple choice test after each section. If at first you do not succeed on any of the four tests you can try again until you pass and feel confident to go on to the next section.
Participants can start any time and go at their own pace.
Upon completion of a course, the certificate and a transcript will be emailed. A hard copy of the certificate mailed to you within Canada, can be purchased for $25.
This course is a great add-on to our TESOL Certificate or TESL Diploma programs!
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Tuition fee: $300 CND
How to Purchase and Register: Simple, safe, secure, using the “Add to Cart” button below. Please allow up to 48 hours for your course registration to be processed and for you to receive your user name and password by email.
